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New Music From Reed, Elia, McGuinness & More
by Bob Osborne
On this show an eclectic mix of new material and older recordings brought back to live from the archives. Well established artists are featured as are fresh faces on the jazz scene.Playlist Eric Scott Reed “Glow" from Out Late (Smoke Sessions Records) 00:00 Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Adam Rudolph “Transmutation" from Beingness (Meta Records) 03:32 Eduardo Elia"III" from Desvíos (577 Records) 10:37 Clifford Jordan “Cal Massey" from Glass Bead Games (Strata-East) 14:34 The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra “Down ...
Continue ReadingTerri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell, Lido Pimienta, Adam O'Farrill and more
by Hobart Taylor
Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell reimagine the Max Roach classic We Insist!, a deep dig into the vaults of 70's Detroit's Strata East Records with a cut from Charles Tolliver' all-star big band and Dave Sharp's Worlds Quartet's latest. Playlist Zela Margossian Quintet “Indiferent World" from (Single) (Ropeadope) 0:00 Adam O'Farrill “Migration" from For These Streets (Out Of Your Head) 4:00 Host Speaks 13:15 Lido Pimienta “ ¿Quién Tiene La Luz-(El Perdón)" from La Belleza (Anti-) 14:51 ...
Continue ReadingIvo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey: Parallel Aesthethics
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Ivo Perelman and drummer/pianist Tyshawn Sorey are two of the most imaginative improvisers on the creative music scene. Perelman, who thrives in small groups, particularly duets, is as prolific as he is innovative. Meanwhile, the versatile Sorey, who also composes, is a consummate experimenter who successfully embraces diverse styles. This meeting of brilliant minds results in the superb Parallel Aesthetics, a two-disc set of spontaneous musical conversations. The overall ambience is expectant and the exchanges vary from ...
Continue ReadingMaestro Marshall Allen Turns 101
by David Brown
I remember well when The Sun Ra Arkestra performed in 2019 to mark bandleader Marshall Allen's 95th birthday. At the time, it was difficult to imagine he'd continue performing into his second century. Yet, six years later, Maestro Allen remains active--touring, recording, and directing the Arkestra with undiminished energy. As Allen turned 101 on June 25, 2025, this program opens with selections from his extensive catalog, honoring a singular figure in avant-garde jazz. The second set continues with works from ...
Continue ReadingCharles Rangel: Harlem’s Congressman, Jazz’s Quiet Witness
by Hank Hehmsoth
Charles Rangel was more than a Congressman. He was Harlem's heartbeat--a living archive of its culture, community, and sound. In the National Jazz Museum in Harlem's Harlem Speaks Oral History series, Rangel reflects on growing up with the music, the icons who defined a generation, and how jazz was inseparable from Black life in 20th-century America. In a remarkable interview conducted by Loren Schoenberg and Christian McBride, with appearances by Billy Taylor and Arthur Barnes, Rangel offers stories ...
Continue ReadingThe Maria Schneider Orchestra at Birdland
by Paul Reynolds
Maria Schneider Orchestra Birdland Jazz Club New York, NY May 30, 2025 The late set by Maria Schneider and her orchestra on Friday at Birdland Jazz Club was so engrossing as to be a world unto itself. Every aspect of the performance--even including, in the best way, the musicians' identities--bowed to Schneider's unique mix of ambitious themes and meticulously written and arranged orchestral music. The composer-arranger-conductor doesn't fit any mold but her own. ...
Continue ReadingHayeli: Home
by Ian Patterson
Hayeli is the moniker of Lebanese double bassist Donna Khalifé and Armenian double bassist Khachatur Savzyan, partners in life as in music. Khalifé is held in high esteem as one of the most progressive voices on Beirut's jazz and improvised music scene--a reputation her highly original self-produced albums Heavy Dance (2017) and Hope is the Thing with Feathers (2019) strongly support. In addition to her conservatoire study in Paris--and like most bassists in the Lebanese capital--she also studied with Savzyan, ...
Continue ReadingEmma Rawicz Quartet At Alter Schlachthof
by Matty Bannond
Emma Rawicz Quartet Alter Schlachthof Eupen, Belgium May 14, 2025 Foaming streams of clotted blood surged over the concrete floor of the Alter Schlachthof Eupen for almost a hundred years. Now, amber beer gushes into wide-bottomed goblets and catches the last sparkles of daylight as the sun sinks below large windows that line one external wall. Four young Europeans are getting into full flow on the purple-lit stage at this spotless modern venue.
Continue ReadingThe Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra: Mixed Bag
by Jack Bowers
Award-winning arranger Pete McGuinness has chosen to name the fourth recording by his stellar New York-based Jazz Orchestra Mixed Bag, a term whose meaning may be construed as positive or less so, depending on the context. As he explains in the album's liner notes, McGuinness accentuates the positive, writing that to him, “Variety has always been the spice of life. I don't like the feeling of being pigeon-holed into a certain bag...For this project...I've included many 'bags' that I love ...
Continue ReadingSoundscapes #5 in Helsinki
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the Soundscapes #5 in Helsinki from May 2 to 3, 2025 featuring Harri Sjöström, Libero Mureddu, Cristiano Calcagnile, Els Vandeweyer, Sergio Castrillon, John Edwards, Jukka Kaariainen, Lori Freedman, Philipp Wachsmann, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Achim Kaufmann, Liz Albee and Veli Kujala. ...
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